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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Sleep in Heavenly Peace Author: M. William Phelps Narrator: J. Charles Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 11-29-08 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: In May 2003, an Arizona man who'd bought dozens of sealed boxes at an auction of unclaimed property made a horrifying discovery: the bodies of three plastic-wrapped infants, one of which had become mummified over the years. Police traced them to Dianne Odell, 50, a mother of eight children, who admitted the babies were hers but claimed that they'd died of natural causes. Justice Deferred.... In 1989, police had found the remains of a long-dead infant in a suitcase in the trunk of a car Odell had abandoned. The statute of limitations on manslaughter had saved her then from prosecution. She maintained that the fetus was the product of a rape by her father, and stillborn. Baby-Killer's Fate.... Odell said her own domineering mother had forced her into teen prostitution and murdered what she viewed as "bastard children". Both parents were dead and unable to contradict her. Would Odell's stories sway the jury and buy her the mercy her babies were never granted? Or would she be forced to face the consequences of bringing innocent lives into the world - only to end them in cold blood. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Because You Loved Me Author: M. William Phelps Narrator: J. Charles Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 09-18-08 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 46 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: A TRUST BETRAYED Jeanne was a hard-working single mother. Nicole, her 14-year-old daughter, was on the honor-roll and head over heels in love - with an 18-year-old man she'd known only through the Internet. Once the lovers met in person, Jeanne's motherly instincts sensed trouble. If only she'd known that the life in danger was her own. IN THE NAME OF LOVE With a history of psychological trouble and family misfortune, Billy Sullivan's obsessive and controlling power over Nicole contributed to the brutal slaying of her mother. But it was Nicole's stunning confession and guilty plea that led to Billy's sensational trial, where a sordid tale of love, loss, betrayal and murder finally took a cold-blooded killer offline - and on line for justice. Critic Reviews: "J. Charles's narration provides the tension needed to keep listeners engaged." (AudioFile) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Too Late to Say Goodbye Subtitle: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Karen Ziemba Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-07 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 109 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: But gradually, their seemingly idyllic life together began to crumble. Bart was distraught and Jenn seemed disenchanted. Then, just a few weeks before Christmas 2004, Jenn was found dead with a bullet in her head, an apparent suicide. But Gwinnett County detective Marcus Head was not totally convinced, nor was Jenn's family, who could not believe she would take her own life. Was this death related to another apparent suicide 14 years earlier, of a beautiful dental student who once dated Bart Corbin in dental school? Or was the answer to be found in a secret, even dangerous, relationship Jenn Corbin was having outside her marriage? For Too Late to Say Goodbye, Ann Rule has interviewed virtually everyone in any way related to the story to uncover the truth behind the headlines of these two sensational deaths. What emerges is an incredible tale of jealous rage that runs from the steamy to the macabre. The definitive unraveling of one of the strangest murder investigations of our time, Too Late to Say Goodbye is perhaps the finest achievement of a truly great writer's career. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Everything She Ever Wanted Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Betty Buckley Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 02-12-07 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Ann Rule uses her characteristic insight and exclusive access to the facts to create a gripping portrait of that rarity in crime: a female sociopath. Critic Reviews: "Rule's tautly written study of this diabolical woman constantly fascinates." (Library Journal) "Betty Buckley uses a gentle Southern accent for a quiet, but compelling delivery." (AudioFile) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Brides in the Bath Case & The Penge Mystery Subtitle: The Famous Trials Series Author: Edgar Lustgarten Narrator: Edgar Lustgarten Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-07 Publisher: Ivan and Inge Berg Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: The Penge Mystery In 1877, four people were accused of a particularly horrifying murder. But the events following the verdict were even more remarkable than the trial itself. Editorial Reviews: The Brides in the Bath Case & The Penge Mystery luridly describes two famous murder trials from the 19th and 20th centuries that horrified England. George Joseph Smith has been called "the worst criminal ever known in Britain" - though Jack the Ripper might disagree - and was put on trial in 1915 for the murder of three women; their butchered bodies senselessly found in their bathtubs. This became known as the "Brides in the Bath Murders". In 1877, Harriet Stauntons gold-digging husband and four others were accused of holding her in captivity and starving her to death. It scandalized Victorian England and attending the trial became a twisted kind of viewing party for upper society. Performed ominously, like a brooding Sherlock Holmes, by Edward Lustgarten. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Newcastle Train Murder & Death on the Crumbles Subtitle: The Famous Trials Series Author: Edgar Lustgarten Narrator: Edgar Lustgarten Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-07 Publisher: Ivan and Inge Berg Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Death on the Crumbles In 1924, Patrick Mahon admitted to dismembering the victim's body but denied committing the murder. This fascinating trial was presided over by "The Hanging Judge", Mr Justice Avory. Editorial Reviews: The Newcastle Train Murder & Death on the Crumbles describe two sensational crime trials from the early 20th century. In 1910, John Nisbet, a cashier transporting 370 pounds in his work satchel, was found dead in his train compartment. Due to questionable eyewitnesses and cloudy statements, the police arrested passenger John Dickman for the murder. The ensuing trial gripped Newcastle and all of England. In 1924, a pregnant woman was found brutally murdered in a bungalow on "The Crumbles" beach. Her married lover was suspected, but could anyone prove his guilt? Narrator Edgar Lustgarten engrossingly performs the events of each twisted tale with grim delight. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Blood Diamonds Subtitle: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones Author: Greg Campbell Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 12-01-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 142 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Blood Diamonds is the gripping story of how diamond smuggling works, how the rebel war has effectively destroyed Sierra Leone and its people, and how the policies of the diamond industry, institutionalized in the 1880s by the De Beers cartel, have allowed it to happen. Award-winning journalist Greg Campbell traces the deadly trail of these diamonds and the repercussions felt far beyond the poor and war-ridden country of Sierra Leone. Critic Reviews: "A vivid, hair-raising tale of brutal proportions that outdistances any fictional tale of derring-do." (Washington Times) "This is an important, gut-wrenching story, one still unfolding in the wake of the war and September 2001." (San Francisco Chronicle) "Mr. Campbell tells this complex tale from a personal, feet-on-the-ground perspective....He reminds us that there is no longer any such thing as an isolated conflict that governments and corporations can ignore with impunity." (New York Times) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Notorious C.O.P. Author: Derrick Parker, Matt Diehl Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 11-10-06 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: With their boasts of drugs, extortion, and even murder, in today's world, rappers need rap sheets before they can even hope to have a platinum record. So with all this grandstanding about their criminal nature, why haven't more hip-hop artists been busted for the crimes that they brag of, and why haven't these high-profile crimes, replete with witnesses and media coverage, ever been solved? Derrick Parker knows why. A veteran of the NYPD, Parker served as the lead detective in the Rap Intelligence Unit, the first special force devoted to hip-hop crime. A 20-plus-year veteran of the force, he worked the hip-hop beat and uncovered the truth behind some of music's most notorious crimes. But in the midst of politics and internal strife, Parker's efforts to close the cases were stymied by his own department. Notorious C.O.P. will be the Serpico of the new millennium, exposing the flaws in the NYPD that have rendered it unable to adequately deal with the threat of hip-hop crime. Cops working part-time for the artists they are supposed to be pursuing, combined with the department's lack of understanding of gang culture and drug warfare, has left not only these widely publicized murders unsolved, but has allowed notorious gang leaders to go unprosecuted for decades. Notorious C.O.P. exposes the facts behind the legends and the foibles of the NYPD that have left these crimes unresolved to this day. Critic Reviews: "Full of engaging detail...this is a gritty trip to the nexus of big-money rap and ongoing gang rivalries that Parker equates to the old time Mafia in terms of reach and power. Essential stuff on this turf." (Booklist) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Thunderstruck Author: Erik Larson Narrator: Tony Goldwyn Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 10-12-06 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 86 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners; scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed; and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, "the kindest of men", nearly commits the perfect crime. With his superb narrative skills, Erik Larson guides these parallel narratives toward a relentlessly suspenseful meeting on the waters of the North Atlantic. Along the way, he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was described on the front pages of newspapers around the world, a chief inspector who found himself strangely sympathetic to the killer and his lover, and a driven and compelling inventor who transformed the way we communicate. Thunderstruck presents a vibrant portrait of an era of séances, science, and fog, inhabited by inventors, magicians, and Scotland Yard detectives, all presided over by the amiable and fun-loving Edward VII as the world slid inevitably toward the first great war of the 20th century. Gripping from the start, and rich with fascinating detail about the time, the people, and the new inventions that connect and divide us, Thunderstruck is splendid narrative history from a master of the form. Critic Reviews: "Larson has a knack for creating genuine suspense in his writing, and his latest is thoroughly enthralling." (Booklist) "Splendid, beautifully written....Thunderstruck triumphantly resurrects the spirit of another age." (Publishers Weekly) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Thunderstruck Author: Erik Larson Narrator: Bob Balaban Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 10-10-06 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1373 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners; scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed; and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, "the kindest of men", nearly commits the perfect crime. With his superb narrative skills, Erik Larson guides these parallel narratives toward a relentlessly suspenseful meeting on the waters of the North Atlantic. Along the way, he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was described on the front pages of newspapers around the world, a chief inspector who found himself strangely sympathetic to the killer and his lover, and a driven and compelling inventor who transformed the way we communicate. Thunderstruck presents a vibrant portrait of an era of séances, science, and fog, inhabited by inventors, magicians, and Scotland Yard detectives, all presided over by the amiable and fun-loving Edward VII as the world slid inevitably toward the first great war of the 20th century. Gripping from the start, and rich with fascinating detail about the time, the people, and the new inventions that connect and divide us, Thunderstruck is splendid narrative history from a master of the form. Critic Reviews: "Larson has a knack for creating genuine suspense in his writing, and his latest is thoroughly enthralling." (Booklist) "Splendid, beautifully written....Thunderstruck triumphantly resurrects the spirit of another age." (Publishers Weekly) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Innocent Man Subtitle: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town Author: John Grisham Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-06 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 188 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: In 1982, a 21-year-old cocktail waitress in Ada named Debra Sue Carter was raped and murdered, and for reasons that were never clear, police suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were arrested and charged with capital murder. The prosecution's case was built on junk science and the testimony of jailhouse snitches and convicts. Dennis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was sent to death row. If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this audiobook will shock you. If you believe in the death penalty, this book will disturb you. If you believe the criminal justice system is fair, this book will infuriate you. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Unholy Messenger Subtitle: The Life and Crimes of the BTK Serial Killer Author: Stephen Singular Narrator: Alan Sklar Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-06 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 262 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: The self-named BTK (for Bind, Torture, Kill) had terrorized Wichita for 31 years, not only with his brutal, sexually motivated crimes, but also through his taunting, elusive communications with the media and law enforcement. In 1974, BTK committed his first murders, torturing and strangling four members of the Otero family, and wrote the police an audacious letter declaring his responsibility for the Oteros' deaths and labeling himself, for the first time, BTK. Thus he established a pattern, stalking and killing a series of 10 victims, then bragging and claiming ownership of his crimes, that ended in 1991 but left law enforcement confounded and the public with deeply troubling memories. Until, that is, he resurfaced in 2004 with another string of letters that would finally lead to his arrest. Drawing from extensive interviews with Rader's pastor, congregation, detectives, and psychologists who worked the case, and from his unnervingly detailed 32-hour confession, best-selling author Stephen Singular delves into the disturbing life and crimes of BTK to explore fully, for the first time, the most dangerous and complex serial killer of our generation and the man who embodied, at once, astonishing extremes of normality and abnormality. Critic Reviews: "Singular has written a solid account that will both fascinate and terrify." (Publishers Weekly) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Strange Piece of Paradise Author: Terri Jentz Narrator: Margaret Colin Format: Abridged Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-06 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 91 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Fifteen years later, Terri returns to the small town where she was nearly murdered, on the first of many visits she will make "to solve the crime that would solve me". And she makes an extraordinary discovery: the violence of that night is as present for the community as it is for her. Slowly, her extensive interviews with the townspeople yield a terrifying revelation: many say they know who did it, and he is living freely in their midst. Terri then sets out to discover the truth about the crime and its aftermath, and to come to terms with the wounds that broke her life into a before and an after. Ultimately she finds herself face-to-face with the alleged axman. Powerful, eloquent, and paced like the most riveting of thrillers, Strange Piece of Paradise is the electrifying account of Terri's investigation into the mystery of her near murder. A startling profile of a psychopath, a sweeping reflection on violence and the myth of American individualism, and a moving record of a brave inner journey from violence to hope, this searing, unforgettable work is certain to be one of the most talked about books of the year. Critic Reviews: "Her story is chilling and will enthrall true crime readers." (Publishers Weekly) "This powerful memoir...moves with great skill back between the year of the attack and the years of her investigation." (Los Angeles Times) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Zodiac Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of the Nation's Most Bizarre Mass Murderer Author: Robert Graysmith Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 05-09-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1259 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: After Jack the Ripper and before Son of Sam there was only one name their equal in terror: the deadly, elusive, and mysterious Zodiac. Beginning in 1968 the hooded mass murderer terrified the city of San Francisco and the Bay Area with a string of brutal killings. A sexual sadist, his pleasure was torture and murder. His first victims were a teenage couple, stalked and shot dead in a lover's lane. After another slaying, he sent his first mocking note to authorities, promising he would kill again. The official tally of his victims was six. The real toll may have reached 50. He was never caught. Graysmith, who was on the staff of the San Francisco Chronicle at the time of the murders, gives this gripping account of Zodiac's reign of terror. ©1976 Robert Graysmith; (P)2006 Blackstone Audiobooks Critic Reviews: "Provocative....Bizarre....Graysmith's taut narrative brings the horror back with jolt upon jolt." (San Francisco Chronicle) "Will fascinate true-crime readers." (Library Journal) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Fire Author: Sebastian Junger Narrator: Sebastian Junger, Kevin Conway Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 05-05-06 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Few writers have been to so many desperate corners of the globe as has Sebastian Junger; fewer still have provided such starkly memorable evocations of characters and events. From the murderous mechanics of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone to the logic of guerrilla warfare in Afghanistan and the forensics of genocide in Kosovo, this new collection of Junger's nonfiction will take you places you wouldn't dream of going to on your own. Critic Reviews: "Danger junkies rejoice!" (Publishers Weekly) "Well worth the time, Junger's varied writings make the listener as peripatetic as the author." (AudioFile) Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com